The use of flexion and extension MR in the evaluation of cervical spine trauma: Initial experience in 100 trauma patients compared with 100 normal subjects

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 249-253

  Giuliano, Vincenzo ^a,b   Giuliano, Concetta ^a,b   Pinto, Fabio ^a,b   Scaglione, Mariano ^a,b  

^a Vincon MRI Center   (United States)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical spine MRI; Flexion and extension Cervical spine; Magnetic resonance; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0036874350     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0238-3     Document Type: Article

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